51:8 For a moth will eat away at them like clothes;
a clothes moth will devour them like wool.
But the vindication I provide 1 will be permanent;
the deliverance I give will last.”
55:13 Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes,
firs will grow in place of nettles;
they will be a monument to the Lord, 2
a permanent reminder that will remain. 3
56:5 I will set up within my temple and my walls a monument 4
that will be better than sons and daughters.
I will set up a permanent monument 5 for them that will remain.
60:19 The sun will no longer supply light for you by day,
nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you;
the Lord will be your permanent source of light –
the splendor of your God will shine upon you. 6
1 tn Heb “my vindication”; many English versions “my righteousness”; NRSV, TEV “my deliverance”; CEV “my victory.”
2 tn Heb “to the Lord for a name.” For שֵׁם (shem) used in the sense of “monument,” see also 56:5, where it stands parallel to יָד (yad).
3 tn Or, more literally, “a permanent sign that will not be cut off.”
4 tn Heb “a hand and a name.” For other examples where יָד (yad) refers to a monument, see HALOT 388 s.v.
5 tn Heb “name” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV).
6 tn Heb “and your God for your splendor.”